Legacy Senior Living Names Gregory Bennett the Annual 'Going the Extra Mile' Legacy Champion for 2024

Tifton, Ga. (Nov. 2024) — Legacy Village team member, Gregory Bennett, has been named the 2024 Legacy Champion, a highly distinguished award that is chosen by the Legacy Senior Living leadership team once a year. Legacy Senior Living is the management company of Legacy Village of Tifton, which operates a family of senior living communities throughout the Eastern United States.

The Legacy Champion award is the highest team member recognition and the culminating award in the Legacy Going the Extra Mile customer service program. The team member is selected out of over 1,000 employees company-wide. Each month, the Legacy Village leadership team reviews nominations and selects a monthly winner who is awarded $250. At the end of the year, Legacy Village compiles the monthly winners and chooses an annual winner, who is given $500. Each Legacy community submits their annual winner to the home office, who votes on the company-wide Legacy Champion, and awards them $1000 in front of their co-workers, residents and family members. The program encourages residents, family members and co-workers to nominate team members who have excelled in going above and beyond in serving their residents.

The Going the Extra Mile program is a distinguishing hallmark of Legacy Senior Living’s customer service. The program, created by Co-Founders, Barry Ray and Bryan Cook, is founded on the Bible scripture in Matthew 5:41: “If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.” Legacy Senior Living prides themselves on being a faith-based and servant-oriented company.

“Greg’s extra effort in all he does for our residents and team members have not gone unnoticed. He has such a kind, caring heart and inspires each of us daily. We are so thankful to have him as a part of our team and appreciate all that he does for Legacy Village,” said Alana Sirmans, Executive Director of Legacy Village of Tifton.

Bennett has worked in senior living for fifteen years, 7 of those years at Legacy Village of Tifton. When asked why he chose the senior living industry, he said, “I love knowing that I can make a small difference each day that I go to work. I love being able to take care of the residents, but most all, I love to see them smile.” Bennett continues, “A commitment to going the extra mile means never having to apologize for subpar performance. I am so thankful and blessed to be awarded the 2024 Legacy Champion.”